NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD

Psychiatry Physician · New Haven, CT

Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1477542249, issued on Oct 14, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 041619, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477542249
Name
Paula Cristina Zimbrean
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
041619 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
184 Liberty St, New Haven, CT 06519
Phone
(203) 688-6266
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(203) 737-2221
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050906000836); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 184 Liberty St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bellanirys Acosta Arias, MDPsychiatry Physician1063040293
  2. Kyung Heup Ahn, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1750565016
  3. Orna Alpert, MDPsychiatry Physician1164466769
  4. Alexis Benedetto, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1548889330
  5. Eric Brueckner, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1578901328
  6. Alexa CarolanFamily Nurse Practitioner1043810013

Verify Paula Cristina Zimbrean in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

209 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Paula Zimbrean209
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate31 claims
  2. Buprenorphine-Naloxone17 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate17 claims
  4. Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er14 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate13 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $9,250.00

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paula Zimbrean$9,250.00
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paula Cristina Zimbrean among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut

Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

285 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New Haven

They are 285 of the 9,793 NPPES records with a practice address in New Haven, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Orna Alpert, MDNew Haven, CT 065191164466769
  2. Roger Ayres, M.D.New Haven, CT 065191013975945
  3. Robert Beech, MDNew Haven, CT 065191821079195
  4. Zubin Bhagwagar, MD, PHDNew Haven, CT 065191245294867
  5. Caroline Dumont, MDNew Haven, CT 065191316910441
  6. Leslie Jacobsen, M.D.New Haven, CT 065191033135835
  7. Joanne Kurt, MDNew Haven, CT 065191093796872
  8. Sabina Lim, MDNew Haven, CT 065191851372429

Common questions

What is Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD's NPI number?

Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477542249, issued on Oct 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 184 Liberty St, New Haven, CT, 06519. Phone: (203) 688-6266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 041619, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paula Cristina Zimbrean, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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